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Lucie County
Building & Zoning Department
2300 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, Florida 34982
(772) 462-1553
OWNEWBUILDER AFFIDAVIT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
F.S. 489.103 (7) EXEMPTIONS
State law r"uires construction to be done by licensed contractors. You have applied for a permit under an
emption to that law. The exemption allows you, as the owner of your property, to act as your own contractor even
ough you do not have a license. You must provide direct, on -site supervision of the construction yourself. You
ay build or improve farm outbuildings, a one -family or two-family residence or'a commercial building at a cost of
ider S25,000.00. The building or residence must be for your own occupancy. It may not be built or substantially
iproved for sale or lease. If you sell or lease a building you have built or substantially improved your self within
to year after the construction is complete, the law will presume that you built or substantially improved it for sale
lease, which is a violation of this exemption. You may not hire an unlicensed person to act as your contractor or
Isupervise people working on your building; it is your responsibility to make sure that people employed by you
`ve licenses required by state law and by county or municipal licensing ordinances. You may not delegate the
sponsibility for supervising work to a licensed contractor who is not licensed to perform the work being done.
ny person working on your building who is not licensed must work under your direct supervision and must be
nployed by you, which means that you must deduct F.I.C.A. and withholding tax and provide workers'
impensation for that employee, all as prescribed by law. Your construction must comply with all applicaba haws,
dinances, building codes, and zoning regulations. Initial
1 understand that the building official and inspectors are not there to design or give advice on how to meet
minimum code. Initial ✓A.1
1 understand that as an owner -builder that any contract disputes with sub -contractors and I must be handled
civil court with the advice of an attorney. This department will not mitigate any contract disputes. aa ii
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I understand that if I compensate any person or company for work performed they are required to be
nsed in this jurisdiction. If for some reason they do not possess a license, I may be responsible and lia a for the
t of the license. Initial RN
I understand that if any person that is unlicensed and uninsured gets injured on my construction project -
may be entitled to workmen's compensation. I could be held liable for all doctor, lawyer and related. medical
which could include loss of w,oe5 during recovery from their injury: Initial NP1i
To-q ivalival fy-for this exemption-under-this-subsection,=ari-owner-must_personally-appeai;and=sign the b` ui ldi,,ig
% 1'ieation-and-i nitia,hthe- above,
I hcrebv acknowledse that I have read and understand the above disclosure statement and that I further
:rstand that any violation of the terms of the ownertbuilder exemption shall be reported by the Building and
ing Department to the Florida State Department of Professional Regulation. Signed and acknowledged on this
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